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Roseburg, Oregon, United States

Roseburg, OR

Support organizational learning through strategic communications, research and evaluation.

Roseburg, OR

• Advocate for rural communities, rural youth-serving organizations through grounded research
• Design and conduct participatory community-based research and program evaluation utilizing mixed-methods (case studies, focus groups, interviews)
• Write and edit high-quality reports, memos, and research summaries; coordinate with data visualization and graphic design consultants to communicate nuanced data
• Facilitate online and in-person communication with staff, collaborators, and rural residents to build community and inform organizational strategy
• Demonstrate program impact through storytelling

Roseburg, OR

• Provide English/Spanish interpretation for families and K12 students

Roseburg, OR

• Direct qualitative and quantitative educational research with Postsecondary Success department resulting in equitable, culturally-informed policy and student retention
• Collaborate on internal learning and research
• Research to guide philanthropic approaches to engaging with youth, youth-serving organizations, and elevating rural youth voice
• Co-design professional development for youth workers with the Institute for Youth Success.

Portland State University, Portland, OR

• Federally funded research-based program that provides mentoring and resources for high-achieving low-income, first-generation, and underrepresented undergraduates pursuing doctoral studies.
• Facilitated student-centered, responsive upper-division curriculum to cohort of 30 undergraduate researchers with focus on thought leadership and innovation in research.
• Provided individualized mentoring regarding research methodologies, soft skills including relationship building, self-presentation, writing, proposal development, and grant requests to 9 interdisciplinary students.

Portland, Oregon Area

Public planning outreach.

Tam Ky, Quang Nam, Vietnam

• Conducted research in collaboration with Vietnamese educators to create gender equity curriculum for low-income and rural youth at a technical community college.
• Facilitated strategic planning in Tam Ky City, Quang Nam, Vietnam with local government agencies, higher education leaders, and community stakeholders to enhance regional capacity for emergency preparedness and.

San Pablo Huixtepec, Oaxaca, Mexico

• Created and implemented undergraduate Sociocultural Formation course lesson plans and syllabus focusing on international influences on regional development and rural family networks.
• Coordinated and facilitated collaborative community health needs assessment for international graduate students, local undergraduates, and indigenous community leadership.

Master Of Public Administration - Mpa, Leadership And Community Change, 3.9 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Board Member, Public Administration Student Association;

Masters Of Arts, Sociocultural Anthropology

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Child And Family Studies / Women, Gender, And Sexuality Studies / Spanish, 3.91 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Killam Fellow - University of Alberta